By whom?
The South called them The Confederate States of America - officially a separate nation, in their eyes.
The North did not recognise the Confederacy, and simply called them The Rebel States.
The Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America ('The Confederacy')
They were called the Confederation.
The Confederate States of America
It was called the Confederate States of America.
Confederate states of America or confederacy
Confederate
The Rebel States
a loose union of independent states; name of government used by the southern states that seceded during the Civil War
The group of states that seceded from the Union during the American Civil War is known as the Confederate States of America. This group included 11 southern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. They seceded primarily over issues related to slavery and states' rights.
The Crittenden Compromise was the name given to the attempt in 1860 to get Southern states to stay in the Union.